Emley have a long history of playing current Northern Counties East rivals Thackley, dating back to the 1970-71 season when the teams faced each other in the Yorkshire League Division 2. The first home game was the first game of 1971, the two teams had met in Emley’s...
Emley won their first trophy as a senior non-league side in their very first season in the Yorkshire League. This came in the form of the Yorkshire League Cup in a time when such league cup competitions were held in much higher regard than they are now. Emley had met...
Emley travelled to Essex early in 1970 for an FA Trophy replay against a Dagenham team who had already defeated the team that beat Emley the previous year, Barking. The first game at the Welfare Ground the previous Saturday had ended goalless. It had also ended in...
Replay after first match on 1st February 1969 was abandoned with Barking leading 2-0 after 55 minutes The first match remains a highlight in Emley’s history mainly due to the fact the Welfare Ground’s highest ever attendance was recorded. Somehow 5,134 people crammed...
The Emley team that had beaten Northern League Evenwood Town was made of largely of local men, several of whom were from the village itself. This team had dominated the Huddersfield League in the mid-sixties, wining a hat-trick of titles, which would be extended to...
In 1968 Emley entered the FA Amateur Cup and along with a successful bid to join the Yorkshire League the following season sowed the seeds of the many years of success that were to follow. The Amateur Cup was a prestigious competition for amateur clubs. Established...